The Best Cyrus Nowrasteh Movies, Ranked
5 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sarah's Oil (2025) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Sarah's Oil (2025) with $11.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Cyrus Nowrasteh Box Office Hits
Cyrus Nowrasteh's films have made $24.2M worldwide in total. Sarah's Oil (2025) is the biggest hit at $11.7M, ahead of The Young Messiah (2016) ($7.33M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Cyrus Nowrasteh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Cyrus Nowrasteh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and The Young Messiah (2016) is the pick of them.
The Best Cyrus Nowrasteh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Cyrus Nowrasteh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Cyrus Nowrasteh Movies
The most recent films Cyrus Nowrasteh is credited on, newest first — starting with Sarah's Oil (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Cyrus Nowrasteh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Cyrus Nowrasteh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Cyrus Nowrasteh movie?
Sarah's Oil (2025) is the best-rated Cyrus Nowrasteh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Infidel (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sarah's Oil: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Cyrus Nowrasteh movie?
Sarah's Oil (2025) made the most at the box office, with $11.7M worldwide, followed by The Young Messiah (2016) with $7.33M. Together, Cyrus Nowrasteh's films with box office figures have made $24.2M.
Which Cyrus Nowrasteh movie won the most awards?
Sarah's Oil (2025) is the most decorated Cyrus Nowrasteh film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Cyrus Nowrasteh drama movie?
The Young Messiah (2016) is the best-rated of Cyrus Nowrasteh's drama films. In other genres: Sarah's Oil (biography) and Infidel (action).
What is the newest Cyrus Nowrasteh movie?
The newest film on Cyrus Nowrasteh's filmography is Sarah's Oil (2025), directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
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